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Billy Bass Nelson, Original Bassist for Funkadelic, Dies at 75

2 février 2026 à 20:45
George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Billy Bass Nelson, seated at far right, with other members of Funkadelic in 1971.

Judge Bars Further Changes to George Washington’s Philadelphia House

2 février 2026 à 20:41
The Interior Department removed placards and videos about Washington’s involvement with slavery. A new court ruling blocks further changes, for now.

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Local teachers last month taped signs that read “history is real” on a blank wall where signs about slavery were removed at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.

Trump Announces Initial Trade Deal With India, Cutting Tariffs to 18%

3 février 2026 à 01:37
The agreement was short on details, but President Trump said India had promised to stop buying Russian oil and would buy more U.S. farm goods and other products.

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President Trump and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, were spare on details in their announcements, and Mr. Modi did not mention whether his country would stop buying Russian oil, as Mr. Trump claimed.

Jobs Report Delayed Because of Partial Shutdown

2 février 2026 à 20:12
The report, scheduled for Friday, would have provided data on job growth, unemployment and wages in January.

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Monthly jobs data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics will be delayed because of a lapse in government funding.

Attempt to Drill Through Thwaites Glacier Is Foiled

2 février 2026 à 19:49
Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.

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Threading a cable through the Thwaites glacier in an attempt to place monitoring equipment.

Will the Spirit of 1976 Come to 2026?

2 février 2026 à 11:02
Bicentennial celebrations across America were spirited and joyous. As the semiquincentennial approaches, there’s a different mood.

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Buster Smith, in Revolutionary garb, took part in an anti-big-business protest held by the People’s Bicentennial Commission at the Washington Monument on July 4, 1976.

A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

2 février 2026 à 20:47
A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence.

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Just two days after the social network Moltbook was launched, more than 10,000 “Moltbots” were chatting with one another on the site.

Here’s What to Know About the Partial Government Shutdown

2 février 2026 à 20:39
A bipartisan spending deal couldn’t clear Congress in time to prevent a lapse in federal funding for some departments. The House must pass it to fully reopen the government.

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Federal agents confronting protesters in Minneapolis last month. Last-minute negotiations to keep the government running included starting talks on new limits on federal immigration agents.

Minnesota Economy Suffers as I.C.E. Cracks Down

2 février 2026 à 20:37
Immigration raids have scared off customers and workers, a pattern repeated in other cities where federal officials have arrived in force.

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Business is down in stores and restaurants around the Twin Cities, including at El Guanaco, a restaurant and bakery with several locations in the area.

U.S. and Iranian Officials to Meet as Trump’s Threats Loom

2 février 2026 à 20:26
President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries.

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A billboard in Tehran showing Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reads “We recognize the American president as a criminal.”

Royal Families of Norway and Britain Face Pressure Over Epstein Files

2 février 2026 à 19:20
Newly released emails offer new details about ties between Jeffrey Epstein and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, as well as Sarah Ferguson, once the Duchess of York in Britain.

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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway in 2024, at a Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo. She said in a statement on Monday that she regretted her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein.

Clintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify

3 février 2026 à 00:27
Former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the ex-secretary of state, agreed to depositions they had long resisted days before the House was to vote to hold them in contempt.

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Lawyers for former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, made an offer for Mr. Clinton to testify before the House Oversight Committee after initially refusing.

Takeaways From the First Week of the Alexander Brothers Trial

2 février 2026 à 18:43
Jurors in the sex trafficking case heard from the first witnesses and saw graphic evidence of the crimes the brothers are accused of.

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In the first week of the Alexander Brothers Trial, two women testified, and the prosecution introduced email, video and photo evidence.

Gabbard Arranges Trump Call With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Center Search

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, brokered the call and President Trump directly questioned frontline agents on the inquiry, The Times has learned.

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The director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, wearing a coat and dark cap, at the Fulton County elections office in Fairburn, Ga., last week.
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